There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see, the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.
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"There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see, the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before." — Sojourner Truth
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There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see, the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before. — Sojourner Truth
About Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was a Activist from United States (1797–1883).
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This quote is attributed to Sojourner Truth, a Activist from United States.
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Sojourner Truth lived from 1797 – 1883.